Peter Cave wrote:I'm using a gtx1060 6gb on a hackintosh for HD work and it's fine for most things. If you want smooth real-time playback with heavy grading or effects I would suggest a GPU with minimum 8gb.
That CPU is also quite old. I had similar specs and I considered Resolve unusable on that machine.
I have tried pitching it to quite a few people and they all stayed on Premiere Pro because of the performance. I think the free version is likely selling it short, because it is missing some performance features. If you work with CODECs like H.264, HEVC, or XAVC then the performance is really bad on those specs. 1 OpenFX may drag you down to single-digit playback FPS while editors like Premiere Pro and even VEGAS just keep chugging along with better performance.
I considered using it for grading my newer machine, but I can get it 15.2.1 to crash 100% of the time working with my current project's Timeline in Resolve. The entire NLE crashes when playing the sequence in Resolve (disappears off screen to desktop without any error message).
Also, Fusion 9 performs much better than Fusion-in-Resolve 15 on my machines. I wish they had a Connect Plug-In for OFX to use it from other NLEs. That part interests me, but not as implemented in Resolve 15. I read the Avid Fusion Connect Plug-In has been broken for months, but I also see that Lightworks has a Connect Plug-In for Fusion. I need to check to see if that one works (Lightworks also on Linux, is very lightweight and snappy, and I've been thinking about switching platforms for a while).
I HAVE used the free version on a Mac with lower specs, and it seems to perform much better on that platform, surprisingly.
Need a trial fo Studio to test how that performs. I wonder why BMD doesn't have one. Hard to take "testimonials" seriously since so many people on the internet wound more like fanboys and salesmen than users and consumers.